1911 — Page 70

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ROUTE OF

DESTINATION.

Rhodesia

A.—Sontbern.

B. North-Western

C-North-Eastern

TRANS-

MISSION.

Fia.

RATES OF POSTAGE,-PARCEL POST,—Continued.

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

•

4

2 8

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1b. lbs. lbs. | [bs. | lbs. The. Ibs.lbs. Iba. Ibs. lbs.

LIMITS OF SIZE.

Declaration.

Length,

Breadth

or Depth

Customs & Girth

Combd.

Length

c. c. c. $ c. § c. § c. $ c. $ c. § c. ft. in, ft. în.

Aden.

***

2.00

*

"

Roumanla «mızımır evo**

London.

German Packet.

Siberia.

Bahtis in Europe incluiling

rinland and Caucasia

#

:

:

2.80

2.35

:

:

2.70

3.70

3.60

5.201

4.15

6.20

3 6 60 A

1.75

2.15

3.15, 3 6

6 0

2.40 3 6

6 0

3

C2

3.10 2

0

C 4

2.03. 2 0 40

C4

OBSERVATIONS.

A charge of 18., for Stamp duty, clearance, &c, is levied for every dutiable parcel entering Southern Rhodesia, &c., and a similar fee on all parcels entering N.E. and N.W. Rhodesia. The address of parcels for Rhodesia must indicate whether the place of destination is in South- ern, North-Western or North-Eas- tern Rhodesia. Parcels for North- Eastern Rhodesia should be strongly packed, and should have an outer wrapper of waterproof paper or canvas. Cardboard boxes should not be used. When extra pro tection is necessary, articles should be packed in wooden boxes. The procedure necessary to secure a rebate of Customs duty on British goods is the same as for Union of || South Africa.

Parcels must be packed in wood, tin, canvas, linen, or similar material, and not merely in paper or card-boned,

Contents should be des- cribed in detail in French ou tho Custome Declaration, necording to the terms of the Roumanian tarifl.

The value and net_weight of each kind of article or goods should be stated. Goods con- tained in parvels for Ronmania must in all enses be neror- I panied by invoices.

Parcels must be packed in strong woulou boxes, in metal boxes, or in a lonther unvering; parcels packed in paper or card board will not be accepted.

PROHIBITED Contents.

Same as Union of South Afrien, 'Southern Rhodesin; Plants are subject to special conditions and can only be imported by special permission of the Sceretary for Agriculturo, Salisbury, Rhodesin,

North-Eastern Rhodesia: Seeds al plants must be accompanied by a éertificate of origin,

Letters; ikons (religious images or pictures), photographs and reproductions of works representing scenes from foreign history; silver coins not current în Roumania; bronze and nickel coins (except antique coins): foreign gold er silver coins intended for pur- poses of ornament; soiled paper; cotton waste; coffee prepared with colouring matter: canes of the vine; arms (unless accompanied by a permit for their transit through Austria, to be obtained from the "Bezirkshaupt manschaft" of the district in which the Austrian Customs Office of entry is situatod), and ammunition; culouring matter and essences used for the manufacture adulteration of wine or brandy; Saccharine (unless for authorised chemists); patent medicines and pharmaceutical preparations (except to authorised institutions); trees and plants of all kinds (unless accompanied by a sanitary certificate countersigned by a Rou- manian Consul); tobacco in any form, cigarette papers, playing cards, salt, and mineral waters, weights and measures of any kind, are only admitted by special permission...

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